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Washington news with a Texas accentFri, 13 Feb 2015 22:20:13 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3Judges say they are troubled by Texas’ arguments in redistricting casehttp://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/02/judges-say-they-are-troubled-by-texas-arguments-in-redistricting-case/
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/02/judges-say-they-are-troubled-by-texas-arguments-in-redistricting-case/#commentsWed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:05 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=28105]A panel of three federal judges said Tuesday that they are troubled and baffled by arguments made by the state of Texas that redistricting maps should be upheld under the Voting Rights Act.
U.S. Justice Department lawyers and minority rights groups told the three-judge panel that Texas redistricting maps should not be approved because they dilute minority voting strength and discriminate against Latinos and African Americans.]]>http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/02/judges-say-they-are-troubled-by-texas-arguments-in-redistricting-case/feed/0